Joseph "Art" Jevert

June 25, 2003

Joseph "Art" Jevert, associate professor emeritus
in health, physical education and recreation at Western Michigan
University, died June 5 in Kalamazoo. He was 73.

Jevert, who retired in 1989 after more than 26 years, served
in a variety of positions at the university, including athletic
business manager, administrative assistant for athletics and
director of intramural sports. He also taught and coached at
the high school level in Wisconsin and in the Kalamazoo area
and organized numerous state high school tournament events in
basketball, wrestling and track.

The Chicago native earned a bachelor's degree at Wisconsin
State University, a master's degree from WMU and a doctoral degree
from Indiana University. He was active in a number of state and
national organizations.

Memorial contributions may be made in Jevert's name to the
WMU Gary Fund through the WMU Foundation.